Will Smith "Completely changed" Hamilton's preparation

Lewis Hamilton recorded a funny video with famous actor Will Smith before the race which "completely changed" his usual preparation for a race.

Hamiltons celebrity friend filmed a funny video in which Hamilton is tied up and the actor is in Hamilton race kit, pretending that he is the one going out to race. The Brit usually sticks to the same race preparation and admitted to being wary of joking around before the race.

"It's been an unconentional weekend" said Hamilton (www.motorsport.com) "Yesterday I was filming something with FIFA and Sony and then this morning doing stuff with Will."

"He creates a lot of energy. He's like a big brother to me so we were doing some filming and stuff literally ten minutes before we got in the car."

"So I was a little bit like, going into the race, 'Jeez I've completely changed my pattern'"

Hamilton was able to put the pre-race filming to the back of his head as he got a good start and went on to win with little threat from any of the other drivers.